<s>
Sushi	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Way	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sushido	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
indieszero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
June	O
8	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sushi	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
where	O
sushi	B-Application
has	O
been	O
made	O
forbidden	O
by	O
its	O
ruling	O
empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Musashi	O
,	O
attempts	O
to	O
revert	O
this	O
ban	O
on	O
sushi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
consists	O
of	O
one-on-one	O
battles	O
with	O
CPU-controlled	O
opponents	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
match	O
sushi	B-Application
plates	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
color	O
on	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
conveyor	O
belts	O
to	O
cause	O
damage	O
to	O
the	O
opponent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sushi	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
who	O
praised	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
anime-inspired	O
art	O
style	O
,	O
and	O
story	O
,	O
but	O
criticised	O
the	O
game	O
length	O
and	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sushi	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Way	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sushido	I-Application
is	O
a	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
battles	O
against	O
opponents	O
with	O
sushi	B-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
defeat	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
battle	O
,	O
both	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
the	O
opponent	O
face	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
with	O
conveyor	O
belts	O
of	O
sushi	B-Application
,	O
resembling	O
sushi	B-Application
trains	O
,	O
between	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
match	O
as	O
many	O
sushi	B-Application
plates	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
color	O
as	O
possible	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
gather	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Musashi	O
will	O
eat	O
the	O
sushi	B-Application
off	O
the	O
plates	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
plates	O
will	O
attack	O
the	O
opponent	O
,	O
causing	O
their	O
health	O
to	O
decrease	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
and	O
the	O
opponent	O
have	O
three	O
conveyor	O
belts	O
each	O
to	O
match	O
sushi	B-Application
on	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
one	O
conveyor	O
between	O
them	O
,	O
for	O
both	O
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
without	O
fish	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
Republic	O
and	O
the	O
Empire	O
have	O
long	O
battled	O
over	O
control	O
of	O
sushi	B-Application
in	O
a	O
war	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Sushi	B-Application
Struggles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
world	O
,	O
sushi	B-Application
is	O
created	O
by	O
mysterious	O
creatures	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
sushi	B-Application
sprites	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
people	O
who	O
fight	O
alongside	O
them	O
(	O
by	O
throwing	O
the	O
plates	O
used	O
to	O
serve	O
the	O
sushi	B-Application
)	O
are	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
sushi	B-Application
strikers	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
defeat	O
of	O
the	O
Republic	O
in	O
the	O
Sushi	B-Application
Struggles	O
,	O
the	O
Empire	O
forbids	O
the	O
discussion	O
and	O
consumption	O
of	O
sushi	B-Application
within	O
the	O
borders	O
of	O
the	O
subjugated	O
Republic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
day	O
,	O
while	O
attempting	O
to	O
gather	O
food	O
for	O
hungry	O
children	O
in	O
the	O
orphanage	O
where	O
they	O
grew	O
up	O
,	O
Musashi	O
comes	O
across	O
a	O
sushi	B-Application
striker	I-Application
named	O
Franklin	O
(	O
Brad	O
Venable	O
)	O
and	O
his	O
partner	O
sprite	O
,	O
Ara-o	O
(	O
Jewels	O
Jaselle	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Musashi	O
initially	O
hates	O
sushi	B-Application
due	O
to	O
losing	O
their	O
parents	O
in	O
the	O
Sushi	B-Application
Struggles	O
,	O
their	O
extreme	O
hunger	O
forces	O
them	O
to	O
accept	O
an	O
offer	O
from	O
Franklin	O
to	O
try	O
out	O
some	O
sushi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thrilled	O
by	O
its	O
taste	O
,	O
Musashi	O
resolves	O
to	O
spread	O
the	O
word	O
of	O
sushi	B-Application
to	O
everyone	O
,	O
and	O
asks	O
Franklin	O
to	O
follow	O
them	O
home	O
to	O
feed	O
the	O
orphanage	O
's	O
children	O
as	O
a	O
first	O
step	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
voice	O
encourages	O
Musashi	O
to	O
eat	O
the	O
sushi	B-Application
that	O
is	O
produced	O
from	O
the	O
shrine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
doing	O
so	O
,	O
the	O
voice	O
reveals	O
itself	O
to	O
be	O
Jinrai	O
(	O
Dave	O
Fennoy	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
sushi	B-Application
sprite	O
in	O
hiding	O
who	O
is	O
highly	O
sought	O
after	O
by	O
the	O
Empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
accepting	O
the	O
sushi	B-Application
,	O
Musashi	O
unknowingly	O
pledges	O
themself	O
with	O
Jinrai	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
two	O
agree	O
to	O
band	O
together	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
rescue	O
Franklin	O
and	O
spread	O
the	O
good	O
word	O
of	O
sushi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
Musashi	O
and	O
Jinrai	O
encounter	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Sushi	B-Application
Liberation	O
Front	O
,	O
a	O
resistance	O
force	O
opposing	O
the	O
Empire	O
's	O
subjugation	O
and	O
its	O
hoarding	O
of	O
sushi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Musashi	O
agrees	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
Sushi	B-Application
Liberation	O
Front	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
drive	O
Kodiak	O
's	O
forces	O
out	O
of	O
Republic	O
territory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pressing	O
their	O
advantage	O
into	O
Imperial	O
territory	O
,	O
the	O
Sushi	B-Application
Liberation	O
Front	O
eventually	O
reaches	O
Fort	O
Fugu	O
,	O
an	O
Imperial	O
stronghold	O
being	O
held	O
by	O
the	O
Empire	O
's	O
top	O
general	O
,	O
a	O
legendary	O
sushi	B-Application
striker	I-Application
named	O
Tiburon	O
(	O
Vegas	O
J	O
.	O
Jenkins	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Musashi	O
faces	O
Tiburon	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Tiburon	O
unleashes	O
his	O
ultimate	O
technique	O
known	O
as	O
Sushido	O
(	O
a	O
way	O
of	O
consuming	O
sushi	B-Application
in	O
a	O
manner	O
so	O
poetic	O
it	O
freezes	O
enemies	O
in	O
place	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
reveals	O
he	O
defected	O
from	O
the	O
Sushi	B-Application
Liberation	O
Front	O
once	O
he	O
had	O
learned	O
of	O
a	O
dark	O
secret	O
within	O
;	O
this	O
had	O
also	O
led	O
Musashi	O
's	O
mother	O
to	O
throw	O
herself	O
beyond	O
the	O
great	O
shrine	O
gate	O
where	O
sushi	B-Application
came	O
from	O
in	O
despair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
Tiburon	O
leaves	O
,	O
Musashi	O
confronts	O
Masa	O
(	O
T	O
.	O
Axelrod	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Sushi	B-Application
Liberation	O
Front	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
matter	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
incensed	O
to	O
learn	O
that	O
the	O
soldiers	O
of	O
the	O
Sushi	B-Application
Liberation	O
Front	O
are	O
trained	O
to	O
discard	O
the	O
rice	O
and	O
eat	O
only	O
the	O
tastiest	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
sushi	B-Application
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
improve	O
their	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finding	O
this	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
travesty	O
,	O
Musashi	O
challenges	O
and	O
defeats	O
Masa	O
to	O
claim	O
leadership	O
of	O
the	O
Sushi	B-Application
Liberation	O
Front	O
,	O
declaring	O
that	O
sushi	B-Application
must	O
be	O
respected	O
and	O
consumed	O
in	O
its	O
entirety	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Musashi	O
heads	O
alone	O
to	O
the	O
distant	O
facility	O
where	O
Franklin	O
is	O
imprisoned	O
,	O
and	O
discovers	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
torture	O
facility	O
,	O
where	O
prisoners	O
are	O
force-fed	O
an	O
endless	O
stream	O
of	O
wasabi	B-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
Kodiak	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
reassigned	O
there	O
after	O
again	O
losing	O
the	O
Republic	O
's	O
territory	O
,	O
Musashi	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
rescue	O
Franklin	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
extensive	O
torture	O
,	O
Franklin	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
able	O
to	O
continue	O
being	O
a	O
sushi	B-Application
striker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sushi	B-Application
Liberation	O
Front	O
breaches	O
the	O
heart	O
of	O
Imperial	O
territory	O
,	O
and	O
Musashi	O
defeats	O
Tiburon	O
in	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tiburon	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
admit	O
defeat	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
rejoining	O
the	O
Sushi	B-Application
Liberation	O
Front	O
under	O
his	O
former	O
name	O
of	O
Jubay	O
,	O
tries	O
to	O
convince	O
child	O
emperor	O
Octavius	O
(	O
Griffin	O
Burns	O
)	O
to	O
surrender	O
peacefully	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Octavius	O
has	O
been	O
traumatized	O
by	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
long	O
been	O
denied	O
sushi	B-Application
by	O
his	O
own	O
parents	O
,	O
and	O
goes	O
insane	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
a	O
climactic	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
long	O
struggle	O
,	O
the	O
emperor	O
is	O
defeated	O
,	O
and	O
despite	O
Musashi	O
attempting	O
to	O
make	O
peace	O
by	O
sharing	O
a	O
plate	O
of	O
sushi	B-Application
with	O
him	O
,	O
the	O
emperor	O
chooses	O
to	O
depart	O
to	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Jinrai	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
place	O
where	O
sushi	B-Application
comes	O
from	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
emperor	O
defeated	O
,	O
the	O
land	O
is	O
at	O
peace	O
once	O
more	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
the	O
land	O
,	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
Empire	O
and	O
the	O
Republic	O
,	O
are	O
free	O
to	O
enjoy	O
sushi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jinrai	O
finally	O
reveals	O
to	O
Musashi	O
that	O
sushi	B-Application
originally	O
came	O
from	O
the	O
fish	O
in	O
the	O
sea	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
human	O
activity	O
,	O
the	O
fish	O
slowly	O
became	O
extinct	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
reincarnated	O
into	O
sushi	B-Application
sprites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sushi	B-Application
sprites	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
maintain	O
their	O
strength	O
and	O
continue	O
to	O
produce	O
sushi	B-Application
through	O
the	O
people	O
's	O
appreciation	O
and	O
gratitude	O
for	O
sushi	B-Application
;	O
values	O
that	O
Musashi	O
must	O
treasure	O
and	O
cherish	O
every	O
time	O
sushi	B-Application
is	O
consumed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
when	O
Nintendo	O
producer	O
,	O
Hitoshi	O
Yamagami	O
,	O
asked	O
Tokyo	B-Application
Mirage	I-Application
Sessions	I-Application
♯FE	I-Application
director	O
,	O
Kaori	O
Ando	O
,	O
for	O
ideas	O
on	O
new	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
software	O
,	O
Ando	O
pitched	O
an	O
idea	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
about	O
eating	O
sushi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
indieszero	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
on	O
NES	B-Application
Remix	I-Application
and	O
Electroplankton	B-Application
,	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
company	O
approached	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
suggested	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
a	O
puzzle	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sushi	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Way	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sushido	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2017	O
as	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
exclusive	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
featured	O
in	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
presentation	O
held	O
in	O
March	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sushi	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Way	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sushido	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neal	O
Ronaghan	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
praised	O
the	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
sushi-combining	O
mechanics	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
became	O
second	O
nature	O
to	O
zoom	O
around	O
the	O
board	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
Craddock	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
appreciated	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
anime	O
aesthetic	O
and	O
how	O
the	O
abilities	O
of	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
Sushi	B-Application
Sprites	O
allowed	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
change	O
their	O
playstyle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
5,325	O
copies	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
2,392	O
copies	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
